I am behind in getting things posted but we have been up to a lot lately and I wanted to share all of the fun we have been having with Ya’all. (I know that the one or two people who read this are thrilled). Anyways, Last Thursday me and a few of my kids (Cub was at school and Travis was at work) had the opportunity to join a field trip to This is the Place Historical Park. I really was amazed at all they had up there and we had a lot of fun, though I wish we could have stayed all day. Alas, as goes my life I didn’t have time, or the bread, to pack lunches to bring with us and so once the kids got “starving” we had to head back home. Maybe someday we will have to go back as a whole family and spend the day up there.

“Sunshine” carding some wool

We visited the Fairbanks house and learned about wool and the steps it takes to get the wool from the sheep to blankets and clothing.

“BO” getting a Shave

We visited the Barber and learned about all of the roles a barber played in a pioneer village. Cutting hair, pulling teeth, political sounding board, and blood letter.

We went to the Petting Zoo here is “Pickles” and “Whammy” petting a little goat kid.

“Z-Bert”‘s favorite part of the petting zoo was watching wood chips floating down the creek.

Our field trip ended with a great ride on the train. We had a great time and learned a lot together.